If you teach human evolution like me, you probably get at least one question per semester like this: "Are humans still evolving?" I've always said yes, but reasoned that our ability to adapt much faster culturally overrides many of our potential biological adaptations. I must confess I've found I've been a bit backward on this topic after reading about this research. My only "excuse" is that I'm really an archaeologist!

If you teach human evolution like me, you probably get at least one question per semester like this: "Are humans still evolving?" I've always said yes, but reasoned that our ability to adapt much faster culturally overrides many of our potential biological adaptations. I must confess I've found I've been a bit backward on this topic after reading about this research. My only "excuse" is that I'm really an archaeologist!

Dear SACC Members, It would be great if someone is interested in putting together a session on race at the SACC annual meeting in D.C. so that we can designate

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, Dec 13, 2007

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Dear SACC Members,

It would be great if someone is interested in putting together a session
on race at the SACC annual meeting in D.C. so that we can designate it
"in honor of Len Lieberman." Here is the SACC website with the Call for
Papers. http://webs.anokaramsey.edu/sacc/SACCFest2008/

We had a productive SACC business meeting at the AAA meeting in D.C.
Mary Gilliland and Maren Wilson offered to be co-presidents next year
while Patricia Hamlin will take over Mary's secretary position for one
year. Dennis Kellogg has agreed to be president for 2010 and George and
Jo Raines Rodgers I think will be co-chairs in 2011. We are grateful
that Laura Gonzales has taken over membership and doing such a fine,
conscientious job. Thank you, Mark, for all your hard work over the
years to increase membership and for your passion for education, this
society, and its members.

We applaud Rob Edwards for his very successful meeting in Monterey and
for handling his role as president with such aplomb. Rob and his wife
Julie also put together information for future presidents on organizing
a meeting and what they learned from the experience. Dianne Chidester
and Mel Johnson were helpful to Rob in putting this document together.
Rob, can you send this to me on email and I will send it on to recent
past presidents for their input as you suggested.

Mary will have the minutes available soon as I know I have left out much
information. If anyone else would like to run for president in 2009,
please let me know as we will be putting together a ballot this spring.

We have a great team and I look forward to serving you as president the
coming year. Ann Kaupp

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Lewine, Mark

Thank you , Ann. Yes, I would like to help put together a Panel or Round Table on Teaching Race and Racism in Anthropology, a 5 Field Approach...I know

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, Dec 17, 2007

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Thank you , Ann. Yes, I would like to help put together a Panel or
Round Table on Teaching Race and Racism in Anthropology, a 5 Field
Approach...I know others like Tony Balzano, Cynthia Ninivaggi who have
strong approaches to race and racism in their curriculum for
anthropology, how about it? We do this in honor of Len Leiberman, who
helped lead the AAA in forming a sound anthropological approach to race
and the teaching of the concept as well as work and identify with SACC
and community college teaching and learning. Let's collaborate and put
together a session which will help provide the RACE project with some
outstanding curricular models for other teachers to use as it travels
around the country.

We had a productive SACC business meeting at the AAA meeting in D.C.
Mary Gilliland and Maren Wilson offered to be co-presidents next year
while Patricia Hamlin will take over Mary's secretary position for one
year. Dennis Kellogg has agreed to be president for 2010 and George and
Jo Raines Rodgers I think will be co-chairs in 2011. We are grateful
that Laura Gonzales has taken over membership and doing such a fine,
conscientious job. Thank you, Mark, for all your hard work over the
years to increase membership and for your passion for education, this
society, and its members.

We applaud Rob Edwards for his very successful meeting in Monterey and
for handling his role as president with such aplomb. Rob and his wife
Julie also put together information for future presidents on organizing
a meeting and what they learned from the experience. Dianne Chidester
and Mel Johnson were helpful to Rob in putting this document together.
Rob, can you send this to me on email and I will send it on to recent
past presidents for their input as you suggested.

Mary will have the minutes available soon as I know I have left out much
information. If anyone else would like to run for president in 2009,
please let me know as we will be putting together a ballot this spring.

We have a great team and I look forward to serving you as president the
coming year. Ann Kaupp

________________________________

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